A Day In The Life of a Law Student (4 Viewers)

[Aerath]

May be a good idea for [procrastinating] law students to post up rants/thoughts about their day, so prospective law students know not to do law.


Thursday September 1

IT'S THE FIRST FUCKING DAY OF SPRING, AND I'VE BEEN AT HOME ALL DAY TRYING TO DO MY CRIMINAL LAW ESSAY. AND PROCRASTINATING ON BOS. This 2000 word behemoth is due at 4pm tomorrow, and I'm on 400 words.

Fuck my life.

 

[enoilgam]

May be a good idea for [procrastinating] law students to post up rants/thoughts about their day, so prospective law students know not to do law.


Thursday September 1

IT'S THE FIRST FUCKING DAY OF SPRING, AND I'VE BEEN AT HOME ALL DAY TRYING TO DO MY CRIMINAL LAW ESSAY. AND PROCRASTINATING ON BOS. This 2000 word behemoth is due at 4pm tomorrow, and I'm on 400 words.

Fuck my life.

I also had a 2000 word criminal law essay last semester - it did my head in. I dont know about you, but I prefer problem questions/letters of advice style assignments and exams.

 

[Omnipotence]

ah shit I thought it would be more Boston Legal.

 

[Aerath]

I also had a 2000 word criminal law essay last semester - it did my head in. I dont know about you, but I prefer problem questions/letters of advice style assignments and exams.

Yeah, I prefer problem questions. I hate research essays.

By the way, enoilgam, izzy88, and other law students - feel free to post here your rants here.

 

[Aerath]

ah shit I thought it would be more Boston Legal.

Nothing like it. You wait til Monday night (after work). I'll tell you what I did at work.

 

[enoilgam]

ah shit I thought it would be more Boston Legal.

HAHAHA - no chance.

 

[thoth1]

im pretty sure every degree is just as hard.

 

[enoilgam]

im pretty sure every degree is just as hard.

Yeah true. But law is extremely boooooooooooooooooooooooring (dont get my started on Legal History). Even criminal law, which is supposed to be one of the more interesting topics is pretty boring and uninteresting. Thats part of what makes law so hard - the boredom factor.

 

[Omnipotence]

^ Atleast RPA looks legit.

 

[enoilgam]

^ Atleast RPA looks legit.

You mean RPA as in the medical schow on channel nine?

 

[thoth1]

Yeah true. But law is extremely boooooooooooooooooooooooring (dont get my started on Legal History). Even criminal law, which is supposed to be one of the more interesting topics is pretty boring and uninteresting. Thats part of what makes law so hard - the boredom factor.

well if u want to earn the big money that lawyers make u have to persevere now.

 

[izzy88]

Spent entire day and yesterday at home (such a sunny day, so sad I was stuck inside) studying for exams next week. Equity has decided to be really annoying and make the exam closed book - not even a case list I'm so not used to closed book exams anymore. That, and I'm just behind on notes/readings. Clerkship stuff has taken up so much time.

 

[Omnipotence]

You mean RPA as in the medical schow on channel nine?

Yeah

 

[Omnipotence]

Yeah true. But law is extremely boooooooooooooooooooooooring (dont get my started on Legal History). Even criminal law, which is supposed to be one of the more interesting topics is pretty boring and uninteresting. Thats part of what makes law so hard - the boredom factor.

So are you sitting in tutorials and just thinking about getting paid?

 

[enoilgam]

I'd say thats pretty realistic - why do you think I wanted to do medicine.

 

[Omnipotence]

I agree. Medicine seems more fulfiling, UMAT results, are taking so long...

 

[enoilgam]

I agree. Medicine seems more fulfiling, UMAT results, are taking so long...

Yeh, I remember being in the same position. Good luck with it though, maybe youll suprise yourself and get a great score.

 

[Lolsmith]

idk Law sounds really easy as do most other word based degrees

I got a Distinction with 2 hours effort (over the whole semester) on a Law course last semester so idk guys

Also not sure if OP means 2000 words is actually large

 

[hungwell1337]

i hate word based courses

 

[enoilgam]

idk Law sounds really easy as do most other word based degrees

I got a Distinction with 2 hours effort (over the whole semester) on a Law course last semester so idk guys

Also not sure if OP means 2000 words is actually large

It depends on the subject. Topics like equity/trusts, tax law etc are supposedly extremely hard. Personally, I reakon word based courses can be the hardest, due to the subjective nature of the marking (with most written essays, your capped in terms of how much you can get as well).